In Cologne, five awards were given for Mercedes-Benz. The A-Class was given the “Innovation, High Quality, Design and Ease of Use” award and the best compact car award. On the other hand, The Mercedes C300 BlueTEC HYBRID was labeled as the “Best Product of 2012″ and the “Innovation and Environment” award.
The brand as a whole got the Plus X Award for being a sustainable car manufacturer in the world. This means that the jury sees Mercedes’ diversity and innovativeness by bring new concepts of urban mobility and technology in the market.
Prof Herbert Kohler, Daimler’s Head of Group Research and Chief Environmental Officer said, “Since the invention of the automobile, Mercedes-Benz personal mobility and time again. And with our innovations, we are driving the development of the automobile in all key areas pioneered. That our commitment to a viable, sustainable mobility is appreciated and our new models from the compact to find the upper class, the recognition of the professional world makes us very happy.”
The Plus X Awards is the world’s largest award giving body that recognizes products and companies from the field of sports, technology and lifestyle. It has seven categories: design, innvoation, quality, functionality, ease of use, ecology and ergonomics.
Source: Daimler
The German aftermarket specialist Piecha Design is celebrating its 30th year in the industry. In line with that, they chose the luxury car Mercedes-Benz E-Class as their new tuning project.
The two kinds of E-Class, the Coupe and Cabriolet now has 8.5×19 inch rims in front and 9.5x 19 inch at the back. The tires wrapping the rim are 225/35 front and 255/30 on the rear. Lowering is at 30mm, but you can opt for a size 24 to 400mm per axle too.
The body kit on the other hand, is inspired by AMG styling. The car became more masculine with three piece spoiler on the rear and the rear diffuser which has quad tipped dual exhaust. LED lights are also added in each side, which makes it a beauty. The Cabrio version has a vario roof module that responses faster at the press of the button. Power Converter CS-RC is fitted in the car as well which removes the sluggishe response of the accelerator, which means shifting gears will be no sweat.
As much as we want to feed you on the engine specifications and performance of the E-Class by Piecha Design, they have not release it yet. The price was not announced too, so we will just keep you posted. Meanwhile, check out the gallery for an idea of how this tune looks like.
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